Can anyone swim at London Aquatics Centre?
With three astonishing pools – the 50m competition pool and training pool, as well as the diving pool, there really is something for everyone. Whether you prefer swimming for fun, leisure, exercise, or you’re learning to swim with us, we’ve got a huge range of flexible swimming sessions for everybody. A good swim workout is one that challenges you and helps you move closer to your goals. If that can be accomplished in 1,000 meters, it’s absolutely a great swim workout for you. Once the distance becomes manageable, or once more swimming is required to accomplish your goals, you may need to swim for longer.
How do I get into London’s infinity pool?
Compass Pools’ website says that swimmers would use a spiral staircase “based on the door of a submarine” that rises from the pool’s floor. Alex Kemsley, a pool designer and technical director for Compass Pools, said the staircase would work like “a tube in a tube”. The top step of the spiral staircase is roughly water level so once you’re at the top, you just have to hop over the edge of the tube and into the pool — there’ll also be an option to climb down some indentations in the outer tube if you prefer to enter the pool more gently.
Is it safe to swim in London Canals?
Some risks are obvious, but there are also potential hidden dangers. These include submerged debris, reeds and unexpected cold-water shock. Some of our water spaces, in particular canals, are just not safe or appropriate for open water swimming, and it remains a breach of the Trust’s byelaws to swim in these spaces. Canals are dangerous and should not be used for any recreational activity. Even if the surface water appears smooth and calm, there are many areas where the current can swiftly pull an individual under—especially a child.